2022-05-13T14:02:59-05:00 2021-06-30 461947952 COX AND ASSOCIATES CPAS LLC 21960 HIGHWAY 242 NEW CANEY TX 77357 990 2020-07-01 272920745 HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION HOUS 8323934619 8000 N STADIUM DRIVE 8TH FLR HOUSTON TX 77054 ROBIN MANSUR PRESIDENT & CEO 8323934619 2022-04-19 true ROBIN MANSUR 999009999 CYNTHIA A COX P01400154 2813998153 2022-05-13 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z WILLIAM BURGE III 8000 N STADIUM DRIVE 8TH FLOOR HOUSTON TX 77054 1632280 false X WWW.HOUSTONHEALTHFOUNDATION.ORG X 2010 TX CREATING PRIVATE / PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 12 12 1 1400 0 3032859 1591711 0 12228 2838 69548 37731 3114635 1632280 570389 1054527 0 140709 158990 0 47697 516353 1087495 1227451 2301012 1887184 -668732 5108200 4735045 299779 595356 4808421 4139689 X CREATING PRIVATE / PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. false false 592035 560401 IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, HOUSTONIANS WITNESSED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FREEZE AND POWER FAILURE IN RECENT MEMORY, LEAVING THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE FAMILIES WITHOUT HEAT OR ELECTRICITY. WINTER STORM URI WAS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS WITH NO SAFETY NET OR SAVINGS TO DRAW UPON TO RECOVER FROM LOSSES OF FOOD, AND FREEZE DAMAGE TO THEIR HOMES. BY WORKING WITH PARTNERS, THE HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO ASSIST 134 SENIORS IN 58 ZIP CODES BY SECURING CONTRACTORS TO RESTORE THEIR PLUMBING AT A TIME WHEN PLUMBERS WERE IN HIGH DEMAND AND SHORT SUPPLY, AND BY PROVIDING THE FUNDING TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES PROMPTLY BEFORE A LACK OF RUNNING WATER POSED A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH HAZARD FOR THOSE SENIORS. SEE ALSO SCHEDULE O 561541 285171 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOBILE UNIT (EMU) IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN LIVING IN HOUSTON'S "COMPLETE COMMUNITIES" NEIGHBORHOODS. COMPLETE COMMUNITIES IS ABOUT IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS SO THAT ALL OF HOUSTON'S RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY SERVICES AND AMENITIES. IT'S ABOUT WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITIES THAT HAVEN'T REACHED THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, UNDERSTANDING THEIR STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND COLLABORATING WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY TO STRENGTHEN THEM. WHILE WORKING TO IMPROVE THESE COMMUNITIES, WE MUST ALSO WORK TO ENSURE EXISTING RESIDENTS CAN STAY IN HOMES THAT REMAIN AFFORDABLE. SEE ALSO SCHEDULE O 221846 MY BROTHER'S KEEPER - MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (MBK) IS PART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND REDUCE OPPORTUNITY GAPS FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN OF COLOR. THE HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEAM UP PROGRAM WITHIN MBK, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO MOTIVATE YOUTH AND KEEP THEM ON A PATH TOWARD COLLEGE BY LEVERAGING THEIR LOVE OF SPORTS. THIS PROGRAM, THOUGH STILL IN ITS INFANCY, HAS IMPACTED OVER 250 STUDENTS WITH 94% REPORTING THAT THEY HAD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WORKING IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING. 96% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS ASPIRED TO ATTEND COLLEGE. SEE ALSO SCHEDULE O 768692 208955 IN ADDITION TO THE THREE PROGRAM SERVICES ALREADY DESCRIBED, HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION (HHF) WORKS WITH SEVERAL LOCAL AGENCIES. THESE AGENCIES ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. SOME OF THESE LOCAL AREA AGENCIES ARE: AREA AGENCY ON AGING SERVES 65,000 SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA CONNECTING THEM TO VITAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR HEALTHY AGING. COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROVIDES SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR OBESITY PREVENTION, PROMOTES HEALTHY LIFESTYLES BY INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THIS INCLUDES COMMUNITY GARDENS. DIABETES AWARENESS SUPPORTS MEMBER AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE DIABETES AWARENESS AND WELLNESS NETWORK AND CITIES CHANGING DIABETES. THE DAWN PROGRAM UTILIZED FUNDING FROM THE CIGNA FOUNDATION TO OFFER CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES TO THE DENVER HARBOR COMMUNITY. DAWN WAS ABLE TO HIRE TWO BILINGUAL STAFF TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE INTERVENTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES. ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WERE OFFERED IN-PERSON, PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS WHEN SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS REQUIRED. THROUGH THIS FUNDING, THE DAWN PROGRAM PROVIDED 457 SERVICES TO 54 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS AN AVERAGE OF 8 UNIQUE ENGAGEMENTS WITH EACH MEMBER. HIRE HOUSTON YOUTH HIRE HOUSTON YOUTH SERVES AS THE FACILITATOR TO CONNECT YOUTH, AGES 1624, TO SEVEN- WEEKS PAID SUMMER JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS AT THE CITY OF HOUSTON, PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND PHILANTHROPIC SECTORS. NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROGRAM WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF EVIDENCE SHOWING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF FIRST-TIME MOMS AND THEIR CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM SPECIALLY TRAINED NURSES REGULARLY VISIT YOUNG, FIRST-TIME MOMS-TO-BE, STARTING EARLY IN THE PREGNANCY, CONTINUING THROUGH THE CHILDS SECOND BIRTHDAY. THE PROGRAM SERVES PREGNANT MOTHERS FROM THE SUNNYSIDE AND ACRES HOMES NEIGHBORHOODS AND WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY. PROJECT SAVING SMILES PROVIDE FREE DENTAL SCREENINGS, DENTAL SEALANTS, FLUORIDE VARNISH, AND ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO AT-RISK SECOND GRADERS. SEE TO SUCCEED IMPROVES VISION AND VISION-RELATED HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL FACTORS BY PROVIDING FREE VISION EXAMS AND CORRECTIVE EYEWEAR TO SCHOOL CHILDREN 6 18 YEARS OLD. IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC POSED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO HHF'S ABILITY TO SAFELY DELIVER ITS PROGRAMMING, ESPECIALLY ITS BRILLIANT FUTURES (BF) PROGRAM. BF WORKS CLOSELY WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IN IMPLEMENTING HHF'S SEE TO SUCCEED (STS) PROGRAM. RECOGNIZING THAT THE PANDEMIC UNEXPECTEDLY THRUST MILLIONS OF HOUSTON AREA STUDENTS INTO DISTANCE LEARNING AND SKYROCKETED SCREEN TIME, WHICH HAS EXACERBATED EXISTING VISION ISSUES FOR OUR REGION'S MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. IN RESPONSE, THE HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION REDOUBLED ITS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VISION IMPAIRMENT FOR HOUSTONIAN CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY. DURING THE SUMMER AND FALL OF 2020, STS STAFF DEDICATED TIME TO DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A COVID-19-SAFE MODEL FOR THE PROGRAM. THE PLANNING EFFORTS YIELDED A NEW, FLEXIBLE MODEL FOCUSED ON PROVIDING MINI MISSIONS, WHICH ARE EYE CLINICS SERVING UP TO 75 STS YOUTH PER DAY AT THE WEMCS. STS IMPROVED THE VISION OF NEARLY 700 CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE HOUSTON REGION THROUGH EYE EXAMS AND CORRECTIVE EYEWEAR, DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF THE PANDEMIC. TODAY STS IS STILL OPERATING ON A SCALED DOWN BASIS IN ORDER TO ENSURE SAFE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND IS SEEING APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENTS PER DAY. COVID-19 RELIEF - THE FOUNDATION PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PARTNERING WITH THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT DONATIONS OF PPE, MEALS TO SUPPORT TESTING CENTERS, SUPPLIES AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE RESPONSE EFFORT TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HHF ALSO WORKED TO ENSURE THAT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HISTORICALLY LIMITED ACCESS TO CARE WILL BE APPROPRIATELY INCLUDED IN VACCINE DISTRIBUTION. HHF ALSO PROVIDES FISCAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING (AHT) PROVIDES EDUCATION TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, TREATMENT TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS, AND RESEARCH TO INFORM CLINICAL CARE AND PUBLIC POLICY. FUNDING ENABLED THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO HIRE ITS FIRST ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATE ON JANUARY 4, 2021. THE GOAL OF THIS ASSOCIATE IS TO ENSURE THAT SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAVE MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC STABILITY, MITIGATING THE FINANCIAL ABUSE THAT ACCOMPANIES 99% OF THESE POPULATIONS. HHF FUNDED AND MANAGED THE MAKR COLLECTIVE WHERE 7 OUT OF 13 PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCED A POSITIVE FLUCTUATION IN THEIR INCOME. HHF ESTABLISHED THE COMMON GOOD WHICH HAS ASSISTED 46 SURVIVORS ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARDS FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH JOB MATCHING, AND HOSTED 82 SURVIVORS FOR EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION SESSIONS DESIGNED TO CONNECT THEM TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH A PARTNER ORGANIZATION. WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMON GOOD AND ITS EXPANSION TO INCLUDE PARTNER AGENCIES, 28 SURVIVORS HAVE BEEN REFERRED AND THE ASSOCIATE HAS REVISED 30 RESUMES AND LOCATED 1,036 JOB OPPORTUNITIES. SUBSEQUENT TO JUNE 30, 2021, THE PROGRAM WAS INCORPORATED IN THE OPERATIONS OF THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 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THE FOUNDATION DID NOT CONDUCT ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THEREFORE, THE FOUNDATION HAS MADE NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOUNDATION APPLIES THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, (FORMERLY FASB INTERPRETATION NO. 48 (FIN 48), ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES - AN INTERPRETATION OF FASB STATEMENT NO. 109), WHICH PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FIN 48 ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DE- RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURES AND TRANSITION. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. true MAGPIES AND PEACOCKS 908 LIVE OAK HOUSTON TX 77003 454665467 501C3 48600 ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICK CITY OF HOUSTON- HEALTH DEPARTMENT 8000 N STADIUM DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77054 745001164 GOV 269175 EMU UNIT TWELVE 11 PARTNERS 14237 E SAM HOUSTON PKWY STE 200-1 HOUSTON TX 770447000 851485096 501C3 35000 ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICK THE ALLIANCE 6440 HILLCROFT AVE HOUSTON TX 770813192 760171217 501C3 15400 ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKI NAT'L ASSOC OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES 6605 AIR CENTER BLVD STE 100 HOUSTON TX 77032 660894664 501C3 50000 WINTER STORM AID UNITED AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING 2002 S WAYSIDE SUITE 220 HOUSTON TX 77023 261103492 501C3 10000 ANTI HUMAN TRAFFICKI BLACK SERVICE CHAMBER 4710 ORKNEY DR MISSOURI CITY TX 77459 841643547 501C3 10000 WINTER STORM AID HOUSTON ISD 4400 W 18TH ST HOUSTON TX 77092 746001255 GOV 15996 HEALTH ASSISTANCE 8 REPAIR TO FREEZE DAMAGE 134 500401 AC UNITS FOR SENIOR CITIZ 267 99955 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 GRANT FUNDS ARE AWARDED AS A SUBGRANT TO A FUNDING AWARD THAT HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION (HHF) RECEIVED FOR A SPECIFIC CHARITABLE PROJECT. GRANTEEES ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AT THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT (HHD) BASED ON ASSESSMENT OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE VERIFIED BY HHF STAFF TO BE AN ORGANIZATION IN GOOD STANDING AND A FORMAL GRANT LETTER REGARDING THE AWARD AND THE TERMS OF THE AWARD AND GRANT DELIVERABLES ARE SENT TO THE GRANTEE. THE PROJECT IS MANAGED BY HHD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND THE GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A FINAL REPORT TO HHF AND HHD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV FOLLOWING WINTER STORM URI, THOUSANDS OF HOUSTONIANS WERE LEFT WITHOUT RUNNING WATER AND, IN MANY CASES, WITH SEVERE PLUMBING AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. KNOWING THAT SENIORS LIVING ON LIMITED INCOMES WOULD BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE, THE HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING (AAA) TO IDENTIFY SENIORS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND TO ASSESS THEIR NEEDS. WITH FUNDING FROM A MAJOR DONOR, THE AAA IMMEDIATELY SECURED 10 CONTRACTORS; THESE CONTRACTORS HAD ALREADY BEEN VETTED BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND COMMITTED TO REPAIRING THESE HOMES IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE AAA CALL CENTER RECEIVED REQUESTS FROM INDIVIDUAL HOME OWNERS AND SENT AN INSPECTOR TO THE SENIOR'S HOME TO VERIFY THE DAMAGE. ONCE THE NEED HAD BEEN VERIFIED, THE HOME WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE TEN CONTRACTORS ON A ROTATING BASIS AND THAT CONTRACTOR PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. THE ESTIMATE WAS APPROVED BY AAA AND THEN SENT ON TO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION BOARD TO REVIEW EACH CLAIM AND COST BID. BOARD MEMBERS COULD ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS AND THEN EITHER APPROVE OR DENY THE REPAIR AS PROPOSED. IF APPROVED THE WORK WAS CARRIED OUT AND PLUMBING AND REPAIRS TO SHEET ROCK, CARPET, AND APPLIANCES WERE MADE IN A TIMELY MANNER. IN TOTAL, BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JUNE 2021, 134 SENIOR HOMES WERE MADE HABITABLE AND SAFE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. A TOTAL OF 267 AIR CONDITIONERS WERE PURCHASED FOR SENIOR CITIZENS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS OF 2020 UTILISING A GRANT FROM THE SISTERS OF CHARITY. RECIPIENTS WERE SCREENED AND QUALIFIED THROUGH THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING/HHD COOLING CENTERS AT THE CITY MULTISERVICE CENTERS AND THROUGH THE AAA PHONE SUPPORT LINE. AAA MAINTAINS A DATABASE OF LOW INCOME SENIORS THAT THEY ASSIST AS NEEDS ARISE. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS HELP HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION BY: A - VOLUNTEERS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE DURING THE SEE TO SUCCEED AND PROJECT SAVING SMILES MISSIONS. THEY HELPED WITH CLINIC FLOW, LEADING FUN ACTIVTIES WITH GROUPS OF CHILDREN AND BASIC SCREENING PROCEDURES. B - VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH THE ON-GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR SURVEYS OF SPECIFIC AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. C - THE 12 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO GOVERN THE POLICIES, OPERATIONS, AND FINANCES OF THE HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION; THEY ALSO WORK TO CONNECT FOUNDATIONS PROGRAMS WITH DONORS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD MEMBERS MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS AND REVIEW THE FINANCIAL REPORTS AT THE REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART III PUBLIC HEALTH RELIEF RESPONSE - CONTINUED AT THE SAME TIME, HHF WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THE CACTUS JACK FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HOT MEALS AND SUPPLIES TO OVER 50,000 HOUSTONIANS IMPACTED BY WINTER STORM URI. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - CONTINUED THESE COMMUNITIES OFTEN HAVE A HIGH RISK OF EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS, SUCH AS FLOODING, AND THERE ARE ALSO BARRIERS TO DISEASE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT, OR CARE; THESE INCLUDE LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, UNINSURED PEOPLE, AND THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. FOR THIS PROJECT, THE HHD BUREAU OF COMMUNITY AND CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (BCCEH) PARTNERED WITH THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (HISD) TO PROVIDE ASTHMA MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND LEAD POISONING PREVENTION SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AS A COLLABORATION WITH HISD HEALTH SERVICES, THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SCHOOL WHILE PREVENTING HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND, ULTIMATELY, HAVE GREATER QUALITY OF LIFE. THE EMU'S BILINGUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER SCHEDULES AND CARRIES OUT HOME VISITS WITH PARTICIPATING FAMILIES. IN MARCH OF 2021 WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CDC FOUNDATION, HHF COLLABORATED WITH THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND RICE UNIVERSITY FACULTY TO ASSESS LOCALIZED POSITIVITY RATES AND PREVALENCE OF COVID19 IN THE MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM IN 34 TIER ONE AND TIER TWO VULNERABLE ZIP CODES WHERE TESTING AND VACCINE ADOPTION WAS KNOWN TO BE LOW. THIS WORK, WHICH HAS BEEN HIGHLY PUBLICIZED AS A SUCCESS NATIONALLY, HAS LED TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW APPLICATIONS TO MEASURE THE PREVALENCE OF OTHER DISEASES USING WASTEWATER SAMPLING. MY BROTHERS KEEPER - CONTINUED COVID-19 CREATED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO WORKING WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN DUE TO A SHIFT TO REMOTE LEARNING. NEVERTHELESS, PROGRESS WAS PARTICULARLY NOTEWORTHY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD BRAIN DEVELOPMENT LANDSCAPE REPORT THROUGH THE WORK OF BASICS HOUSTON. THE BASICS HOUSTON PROGRAM WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, LEGACY CLINICS AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROVIDERS IN THE USE OF THE BASICS TOOL KITS FOR TEACHING NEW PARENTS SIMPLE STEPS TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR CHILDREN. ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENT INCLUDED THE CREATION OF THE FREEPORT LNG SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES ANNUAL 10,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS OF COLOR ATTENDING FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITIES. APPROXIMATELY 20 STUDENTS PER YEAR PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, WHICH WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D IN ADDITION TO THE THREE PROGRAM SERVICES ALREADY DESCRIBED, HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION (HHF) WORKS WITH SEVERAL LOCAL AGENCIES. THESE AGENCIES ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. SOME OF THESE LOCAL AREA AGENCIES ARE: AREA AGENCY ON AGING SERVES 65,000 SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA CONNECTING THEM TO VITAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR HEALTHY AGING. COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROVIDES SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR OBESITY PREVENTION, PROMOTES HEALTHY LIFESTYLES BY INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THIS INCLUDES COMMUNITY GARDENS. DIABETES AWARENESS SUPPORTS MEMBER AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE DIABETES AWARENESS AND WELLNESS NETWORK AND CITIES CHANGING DIABETES. THE DAWN PROGRAM UTILIZED FUNDING FROM THE CIGNA FOUNDATION TO OFFER CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES TO THE DENVER HARBOR COMMUNITY. DAWN WAS ABLE TO HIRE TWO BILINGUAL STAFF TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE INTERVENTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES. ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WERE OFFERED IN-PERSON, PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS WHEN SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS REQUIRED. THROUGH THIS FUNDING, THE DAWN PROGRAM PROVIDED 457 SERVICES TO 54 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS AN AVERAGE OF 8 UNIQUE ENGAGEMENTS WITH EACH MEMBER. HIRE HOUSTON YOUTH HIRE HOUSTON YOUTH SERVES AS THE FACILITATOR TO CONNECT YOUTH, AGES 1624, TO SEVEN- WEEKS PAID SUMMER JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS AT THE CITY OF HOUSTON, PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND PHILANTHROPIC SECTORS. NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PROGRAM WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF EVIDENCE SHOWING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF FIRST-TIME MOMS AND THEIR CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM SPECIALLY TRAINED NURSES REGULARLY VISIT YOUNG, FIRST-TIME MOMS-TO-BE, STARTING EARLY IN THE PREGNANCY, CONTINUING THROUGH THE CHILDS SECOND BIRTHDAY. THE PROGRAM SERVES PREGNANT MOTHERS FROM THE SUNNYSIDE AND ACRES HOMES NEIGHBORHOODS AND WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY. PROJECT SAVING SMILES PROVIDE FREE DENTAL SCREENINGS, DENTAL SEALANTS, FLUORIDE VARNISH, AND ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO AT-RISK SECOND GRADERS. SEE TO SUCCEED IMPROVES VISION AND VISION-RELATED HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL FACTORS BY PROVIDING FREE VISION EXAMS AND CORRECTIVE EYEWEAR TO SCHOOL CHILDREN 6 18 YEARS OLD. IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC POSED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO HHF'S ABILITY TO SAFELY DELIVER ITS PROGRAMMING, ESPECIALLY ITS BRILLIANT FUTURES (BF) PROGRAM. BF WORKS CLOSELY WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IN IMPLEMENTING HHF'S SEE TO SUCCEED (STS) PROGRAM. RECOGNIZING THAT THE PANDEMIC UNEXPECTEDLY THRUST MILLIONS OF HOUSTON AREA STUDENTS INTO DISTANCE LEARNING AND SKYROCKETED SCREEN TIME, WHICH HAS EXACERBATED EXISTING VISION ISSUES FOR OUR REGION'S MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. IN RESPONSE, THE HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION REDOUBLED ITS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS VISION IMPAIRMENT FOR HOUSTONIAN CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY. DURING THE SUMMER AND FALL OF 2020, STS STAFF DEDICATED TIME TO DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A COVID-19-SAFE MODEL FOR THE PROGRAM. THE PLANNING EFFORTS YIELDED A NEW, FLEXIBLE MODEL FOCUSED ON PROVIDING MINI MISSIONS, WHICH ARE EYE CLINICS SERVING UP TO 75 STS YOUTH PER DAY AT THE WEMCS. STS IMPROVED THE VISION OF NEARLY 700 CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE HOUSTON REGION THROUGH EYE EXAMS AND CORRECTIVE EYEWEAR, DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF THE PANDEMIC. TODAY STS IS STILL OPERATING ON A SCALED DOWN BASIS IN ORDER TO ENSURE SAFE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND IS SEEING APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENTS PER DAY. COVID-19 RELIEF - THE FOUNDATION PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PARTNERING WITH THE HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT DONATIONS OF PPE, MEALS TO SUPPORT TESTING CENTERS, SUPPLIES AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE RESPONSE EFFORT TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HHF ALSO WORKED TO ENSURE THAT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS WITH HISTORICALLY LIMITED ACCESS TO CARE WILL BE APPROPRIATELY INCLUDED IN VACCINE DISTRIBUTION. HHF ALSO PROVIDES FISCAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING (AHT) PROVIDES EDUCATION TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, TREATMENT TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS, AND RESEARCH TO INFORM CLINICAL CARE AND PUBLIC POLICY. FUNDING ENABLED THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO HIRE ITS FIRST ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATE ON JANUARY 4, 2021. THE GOAL OF THIS ASSOCIATE IS TO ENSURE THAT SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAVE MULTIPLE PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC STABILITY, MITIGATING THE FINANCIAL ABUSE THAT ACCOMPANIES 99% OF THESE POPULATIONS. HHF FUNDED AND MANAGED THE MAKR COLLECTIVE WHERE 7 OUT OF 13 PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCED A POSITIVE FLUCTUATION IN THEIR INCOME. HHF ESTABLISHED THE COMMON GOOD WHICH HAS ASSISTED 46 SURVIVORS ON THEIR JOURNEY TOWARDS FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH JOB MATCHING, AND HOSTED 82 SURVIVORS FOR EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION SESSIONS DESIGNED TO CONNECT THEM TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH A PARTNER ORGANIZATION. WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMON GOOD AND ITS EXPANSION TO INCLUDE PARTNER AGENCIES, 28 SURVIVORS HAVE BEEN REFERRED AND THE ASSOCIATE HAS REVISED 30 RESUMES AND LOCATED 1,036 JOB OPPORTUNITIES. SUBSEQUENT TO JUNE 30, 2021, THE PROGRAM WAS INCORPORATED IN THE OPERATIONS OF THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HOUSTON RECOVERY INITIATIVE (HRI) FISCAL AGENCY RELATIONSHIP WITH SUPPORT FROM THE HOUSTON ENDOWMENT WHITE CANE FISCAL AGENCY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MAYORS OFFICE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JOEL SHANNON MARGARET SHANNON TREASURER DIRECTOR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE RETURN WAS EMAILED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. ONCE ANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE A FINAL COPY AND THE RETURN WILL BE FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THE ORGANIZATION IS CONSIDERING A TRANSACTION WITH THE RELATED ENTITY, THE BOARD MEMBER IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL THE MATERIAL FACTS TO THE OTHER DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES THAT ARE CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. THIS ALLOWS THE BOARD TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. IF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE BELIEVES A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT WILL INFORM THE MEMBER AND GIVE HIM/HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBERS RESPONSE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A AN OUTSIDE FIRM WAS USED TO RECRUIT THE CURRENT PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HOUSTON HEALTH FOUNDATION. THE DETERMINING COMPENSATION INCLUDED A REVIEW BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS AND DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.